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Posted 764 days ago
One of Scotland’s most experienced rugby coaches is to take on a new role with Scottish Rugby. Rob Moffat, who stood down as Edinburgh head coach on 31 January, is to become a specialist skills coach in tandem with responsibility as technical adviser to the Scotland under-20 and under-20 A teams. Moffat’s appointment follows the earlier resignation of Stevie Scott…
Posted 777 days ago
You always sensed that Scottish rugby was the most true-blue amateur of all, and this weighty book of nearly 500 pages does nothing to disaffirm that view. The authors interview dozens of Scotland players from every post-war decade, and the mild surprise of crazy selections and slowness to develop on-field ‘moves’ gives way to amazement when Peter Brown reveals that…
Posted 794 days ago
Edinburgh’s Geoff Cross has been brought in to Scotland’s starting XV as they take on Italy in the last round of the Six Nations on Saturday at Murrayfield. The 28-year-old prop is making his first international start for two years and winning his fifth cap, replacing Moray Low, who has been dropped from the 22. Euan Murray, who has been…
Posted 797 days ago
THE No 10 slot has been a problem for Scotland in recent years and after the defeat to Ireland I’d like to see Duncan Weir become involved with the senior squad.
Ruaridh Jackson looked nervous on his first Test start, and given he was brought in to play flat it’s ironic that he kicked a lot in the first 20 minutes,…
Posted 810 days ago
THE AFTERMATH of Scotland’s loss to Ireland at the weekend at Murrayfield has left a few of the squad battered and bruised, with six Scottish players requiring further medical assessment. Scotland team doctor James Robson reported today that among the forwards lock Richie Gray had a knee strain; his second-row partner, captain Alastair Kellock had hand bruising and a neck…
Posted 811 days ago
IRELAND HUNG on to claim a victory at Murrayfield on Sunday despite Scotland’s attempted comeback in the last quarter of the match. Jamie Heaslip, Eoin Reddan and Man of the Match Ronan O’Gara all crossed for Ireland, but the visitors’ indiscipline cost them and gifted Scotland all of their points.
The penalties
Scotland coach Andy Robinson was left incensed by the the disparity…
Posted 813 days ago
RBS Six Nations: Scotland v Ireland
Venue: Murrayfield Date: Sunday 27 February Kick-off: 1500 GMT
Coverage: Watch on BBC One, BBC HD channel, Red Button and BBC Sport website; listen on BBC Radio Scotland, Radio Ulster & online; text commentary on BBC Sport website and mobiles
Ronan O’Gara has been picked ahead of Jonny Sexton to win his 106th cap at…
Posted 817 days ago
SCOTLAND WILL be without three players due to injury for Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations Championship match against Ireland at Murrayfield (kick-off 3pm).
Centre Joe Ansbro (Northampton Saints) and full-backs Hugo Southwell (Stade Francais) and Rory Lamont (Toulon) have all been ruled out. Ansbro suffered concussion in his club’s loss to Bath at the weekend. Southwell has not recovered from…
Posted 822 days ago
MUTUAL CONSENT, it’s one of the great sporting clichés. Up there with ‘Over the moon’ and ‘game of two halves’. There was plenty of mutual consent in evidence when it was announced in December that Euan Murray would be leaving Northampton Saints. On this particular occasion, however, there was a clue in the press statement that perhaps the mutuality wasn’t…
Posted 824 days ago
SCOTLAND UNDER-20 head coach Peter Wright and Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC manager Terry Butcher have joined forces to encourage supporters in the Highlands to sample 6 Nations action close to home when the young Scots play Ireland at Tulloch Caledonian Stadium on Friday 25 February (kick-off 7.30pm, admission FREE).
The match will be the second Scotland under-20 fixture to be hosted…
